William lonsdale



(No Model.)

W. LONSDALE.

GURLING IRON.

No. 496,575. Patented May 2,1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM LONSDALE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ANTHONYFREEMAN, OF SAME PLACE.

CURLlNG-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 496,575, dated May 2,18 93.

Application filed November 23, 1891. Serial No. 412.769- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM LONSDALE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Curling Irons, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a curling iron of the class having the handlepivoted to the jaws, and my invention relates more particularly to acurling iron having its handle formed of astrip of spring metal with itsends pivoted to the shanks of the jaws, the shanks and handle beingadapted to interlock when the device is in position foruse.

In carrying out my invention I provide the shanks at their outer endswith marginal upwardly projecting lips or flanges having their edgesrounded providing a seat between them so that the handle will ride upoverthe rounded edges of the flanges and, owing to the resiliency of themetal of the handle, drop into place within the groove between theflanges so as to lock the handle in line with the jaws.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the devicewith the jaws closed. Fig. 2 is an edge plan view of the same; and Fig.3 is a perspective view showing the handle turned down to an angularposition with reference to the jaws.

In the drawings A, B represent the jaws which may be of the usual formand are pivotally connected together. Theirshanks have toward their rearends the upwardly projecting rounding lugs or flanges a forming betweenthem the groove or seat I).

0 represents the handle which is a strip of spring steel pivoted at itsends to the shanks between their ends and their pivotal connection.

In using the iron the members of the handle will be slightly sprungapart so as to permit the jaws to be turned to an angular position withreference to the handle so that the jaws may be dropped into the top ofa lamp chimney or held over a gas jet without danger of burning thehand. When the jaws are heated they are forced into line with the handleby pressing the ends of the jaws upon some convenient object causing thehandle members to ride up over the locking flanges or lugs thus lockingthe handle and jaws in line with each other.

I claim I A curling iron comprising in combination apair of pivoted jawshaving shanks provided on their outer sides with upwardly projectingextended marginal lips or flanges having their ends rounded and arrangedparallel to each. other to provide a seat between them, and a handleconsisting of a flat strip of resilient metal having its ends pivotallyconnected to said shanks respectively between their handle ends and thepivot of the jaws and adapted to ride over said rounded ends inextending and folding the parts, substantially as described.

WILLIAM LONSDALE. Witnesses:

0. O. LINTHIGUM, FREDERICK O. GooDwIN.

